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Effective Strategic Planning Part 2
Strategic planning has a dicey reputation for any number of reasons: 1) it often is tedious and time-consuming; 2) the issues it identifies are either obvious or not critical to the mission (or both);...
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Nonprofit Recruiting Solutions with LinkedIn
Approximately 75% of nonprofits do not have any formal budget for recruiting employees, according to the 2011 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey.Nonprofits need recruiting tools that are easy to...
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What’s a Mission Statement Worth?
Does your mission statement differentiate your nonprofit clearly and concisely? Could it describe any of several other organizations? If you’re clear about your value to your community, stakeholders...
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You Are Not Alone – Resources for Nonprofits: Nonprofit Direct
Nonprofit leaders want their organizations to meet their mission effectively and efficiently. NonProfit Direct: The NonProfit National Resource Directory is a one-stop-shop for nonprofits looking for...
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Beyond “Partnerships”: Tapping into the Agility of Knowledge Networks and...
Nonprofits are increasingly turning outside to discover and spread insight about their programs, target markets, science, and processes. A powerful organizational model to do this is the knowledge...
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How Strategic Public Relations Can Help Nonprofits Break Through the Media...
Many non-profits don’t understand the benefits of public relations to help put their organization and mission into the spotlight of public opinion. Public Relations counsel can assist non-profits in...
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Earned Income 101 for Nonprofits
Many nonprofits use earned income as a source of revenue generation. For example, it was estimated in 2008 that nearly 70% of the $1.4 trillion generated by nonprofits came from the sale of goods and...
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Communicating Vision and Value
Why do communication strategies often not work? How is a vision different than a mission statement? How can marketing materials, websites, and social media interactions reflect this vision? How can...
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Evaluation Quick Tricks and Easy Tools for Nonprofits
Non-profits leaders are responsible for attracting, retaining, and growing the financial, human, and capital resources required to deliver programs and work towards satisfying the mission. Often this...
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Amplify Funding by Reducing Unemployment Costs
This webinar can help nonprofits put money back where it is needed most – toward fulfilling their missions. There’s a simple way to free up unrestricted funds by lowering unemployment costs. Millions...
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Crowdfund The Future!
Crowdfunding is the buzziest buzz word in fundraising today. But what does it really mean and how can you take advantage of it to run your social change initiative? What is the difference between...
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YouTube, Facebook and Apps to Support Your Nonprofit Mission
Facebook is the most popular social networking service on the web. YouTube is the most popular video sharing service on the internet. Apps — here referring to software for “smart” mobile computing...
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How to Get Out of the Muck and Back Into Your Mission
Do you feel bogged down by the day-to-day routine? Do you feel that you could – and should be doing more to benefit for your community? Are you ready to reconnect with the things that first got you...
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Strategic Planning Part 1: Cultivation & Organizational Development
Strategic planning should be a means not only to produce a strategy, but also to engage and cultivate stakeholders, develop leadership, and generate new energy, commitment and consensus around...
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Nonprofit Leadership Across Generations
From Working Across Generations to Liquid Leadership to Daring Lead, everyone in the nonprofit and corporate communities is talking about to harness and build multi-generational leadership. With four...
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Effective Strategic Planning Part 2: Getting Results
Strategic planning has a dicey reputation for any number of reasons:1) it often is tedious and time-consuming;2) the issues it identifies are either obvious or not critical to the mission (or both);3)...
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Theory of Change Mapping using a Youth Development Example
Harvard researcher Carol Weiss advises communities desiring to make mindful social change that there is nothing as practical as good theory. Because change takes time, it’s important to track and...
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Mission Critical: Fall Event Video Checklist
Fall comes only once a year, and for many nonprofits, this season is make-or-break in terms of annual marketing, outreach and development efforts. In this 1 hour webinar, attendees will learn how to...
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Financial Roles for Non-Financial Staff
A well-run nonprofit must focus both on accomplishing its mission and managing its finances well. Learn how staff from all parts of the organization can contribute to its long-term sustainability....
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What’s a Mission Statement Worth?
Does your mission statement differentiate your nonprofit clearly and concisely? Could it describe any of several other organizations? If you’re clear about your value to your community, stakeholders...
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Legal and Governance Issues in Funding and Conducting Activities Abroad
U.S. nonprofit organizations have great legal flexibility in addressing a wide range of social needs and issues, both domestically and overseas. Under U.S. law, tax-exempt organizations are permitted...
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35 Ways to Maximize Fundraising through Your Website
Your website has two strategic objectives – first, to inform the website visitor about your organization and its mission. However, the second, more important objective is to get the website visitor to...
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Adding Social Media to Your Marketing Plan
Around every corner you turn these days we hear about social media, bloggers, social networking. The list goes on and on. Using social media is just one tool for developing your organization’s...
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Realize Your Mission: How to Use Employee Engagement to Reach Your Goals
Employee engagement has been one of the most common buzzwords in recent years. Many organizations think of employee engagement as a necessary evil to drive results. While engagement is absolutely...
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7 Ways Planning Improves Social Impact and Sustainability
The planning process is an essential tool for guiding organizational performance, identifying the resources you’ll need and keeping you on track. It addresses funders most basic questions: *Whom do...
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Taking Leadership Online: Developing Your Personal Social Media Voice
How should you navigate the personal and professional boundaries in the world of social media, and what does that mean for your leadership? How does the social media buzzword “transparency,” translate...
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Effective Strategic Planning Part 2: Getting Results
Strategic planning has a dicey reputation for any number of reasons: 1) it often is tedious and time-consuming; 2) the issues it identifies are either obvious or not critical to the mission (or both);...
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Mission and Leadership: Work Motivation That Strikes a Chord
Most organizations have a formalized mission statement. Too often it is merely posted on a wall in the conference room. Often, employees grow cynical and state that the organization’s mission...
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A Trustee’s Guide to Nonprofit Finance
The business world continues to grow more complex and to place increasing pressures on you to perform at the highest levels. These pressures come from all angles. Despite the fact that nonprofits may...
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Strategic Planning Part 1
Strategic planning should be a means not only to produce a strategy, but also to engage and cultivate stakeholders, develop leadership, and generate new energy, commitment and consensus around...
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